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B. R. NEILD.

TOOL HOLDER FOR PLANING-MAUHINES.

No. 318,6;19. 'Patenjuedjlvlay 26, 1885.

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ROBERT It. NEILD, OF STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TOOL-HOLDER FOR PLANING-IVIACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,646, dated May 26, 1885.

Application filed December 29, 1884.

(No model.) Patented in Canada February '7, 1884, No. 18,622.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT B. NEILD, of Stratford, in the county of Perth, Province of Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tool-Holders for Iron-Planing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a tool-box to hold two cutting-tools, one arranged to out while the table is moving in one direction, and the other to cut when the table is moving in the reverse direction, the said tool being thrown in and out of action automatically by the movement of the rod which causes the tool-box to travel across the crosshead.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view showing the cross-head of a planing-machine with the improved tool-box and its attachment in position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the toolbox in larger size. Fig. 3 is a side view of the pulley and bracket located on the lefthand side of the cross-head. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the pulley which adjusts the tool and its connection to the feedrod. Fig. 5 is a detail of the spindle and its cams for adjusting the tools.

A is the ordinary crosshead of a planingmachine. B is the ordinary feed-rod. O is the body of the tool-box, containing, as indicated in Fig. 2, two sliding tool -holders, D, into which the tools E are secured with their edges pointing in opposite directions.

F is a spindle journaled on the top of the tool-box O, and having fixed to it the double cam G. One half of this cam fits into a suitable bearing formed in one tool-holder D, while the other half fits into a corresponding bearing formed inthe other tool-holder D, and the arrangement is such that when the spindle F is turned one tool-holder is moved upwardly, while the other tool-holder has a reverse or downward movement. Consequently it is only necessary to turn the spindle F the required distance in order to raise one tool E clear of the work and throw the other tool E into action. In order to effect this purpose at the proper place-namely, at each end of the stroke of the toolbox there is fixed to the end of spindle F a spurwheel, H, that meshes with a worm-pinion, I, fixed to a spindle, J, which is suitably journaled on the tool-box at the top. On this spindle .I is a fixed pulley or cord-wheel, K, around which is wound an endless cord that also extends to and around two cord-pulleys, M and N, located on the opposite end of crosshead A. The cord-pulley M is carried by a slotted bracket, 0, that is fixed on crosshead A, the spindle of the pulley being held in the slot by setnuts a, whereby the adj ustmeut of pulley M is permitted for loosening and tightening the cord L. The cord-pulley N, located at the other end of the cross-head, is carried by a bracket, and is provided with an arm, P, extending past the feedrod B.

There are two dogs, Q, fixed on feed-rod B, one above and the other below the arm P.

The feed-rod B, as is well known, moves vertically during the operation of the machine at each end of the stroke, so as to impart side motion to tool-box C. By fixing to this feedrod the two dogs Q, one at each side of the arm P, each vertical movement of the feedrod will cause either one or the other of the dogs Q to come in contact with arm P, and in that way give the desired movement to cord L through the motion of pulley .LT, and as the cord is wound on pulley K a rotary movement is given to spindle J, and the double cam G is operated to cause one tool to rise while the other is thrown down into action.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The tool-holders D, held to have movement vertically in the toolbox C, in combination with a cam arranged to act upon the said tool holders to reciprocate the same, and mechanism for operating the cam, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The tool-holders D, held within the toolbox 0, in combination with the double cam G, spindle F, spur-wheel H, and worm-pinion I, connected to some reciprocating part of the machine, substantially as described.

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3. The t00l-h0lders D, held within the tooll box 0, the double cam G and spindle F 011 the tool-box, spur-wheel H, W0rn1-pini0n I, spindle J, and pulley K, in combination with r 5 cord L, and pulleys M and N, the Slld pulleys Vitnesses:

deriving motion from the reciprocating mo- J. STEWARD, tion of feed-rod B, that is provided with dogs GEO. THOMPSON.

set to come alternately in contact with arm I, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ROBERT R. NEILD. 

